PREVIEW: Schweini eyes record tying 6th Pokal

FOOTBALL - On Saturday, 12 May, Borussia Dortmund and Bayern München will clash at Berlin’s Olympiastadion. The Bavarians have won 15 of their previous 17 cup finals, Dortmund have won two of their last four. We have lined up a few more key facts for this match.

> Bayern have won 15 DFB-Pokal Finals thus far, by far the most of all German teams (Werder Bremen follow with six wins). In total, they lost only two of their 17 Finals (winning percentage: 88%).

> Bastian Schweinsteiger could equal Oliver Kahn as the individual with the most DFB-Pokal wins. Kahn has won six, Schweinsteiger five times.

> Schweinsteiger could play his sixth Final, equalling Oliver Reck, Dieter Eilts and Heinz Flohe. Record holder – Oliver Kahn (seven).

> Dortmund reached the final by winning against five lower tier teams - SV 1916 Sandhausen (away, 3-0), Dynamo Dresden (home, 2-0), Fortuna Düsseldorf (away, 0-0, 5-4 after penalties), Holstein Kiel (away, 4-0), and SpVgg Greuther Fürth (away, 1-0 AET).

> The Olympiastadion in Berlin will be sold out with 74,497 spectators. According to numbers provided by the DFB, the stadium could have been sold out 10.7 times.